13...Rxf3! [A strong exchange sacrifice in order to destroy the black king's pawn cover.]
[13...Bg4 14.Ne5 Be6 15.dxc5 bxc5 16.Rac1 Rb8 17.b3 Nxe5 18.Rxe5 Bf7 19.Bf1 Nc6 20.Rxd5 Bxd5 21.Qxd5+ Qxd5 22.Nxd5 Rd6 23.Rxc5„; 13...Rb8 14.dxc5 bxc5 15.b3 Bg4 16.Ne5 Be6 17.Rad1 Qc7 18.Qg5 h6 19.Qg3 Nxe5 20.Qxe5 Qxe5 21.Rxe5 Nc6 22.Ree1 Rd8 23.f3 Kf8 24.Na4 c4 25.bxc4 dxc4 26.Be4²]
14.gxf3 Nxd4 15.Qf4 Ng6? [15...Bf5 16.Rxe7 Qxe7 17.Bxf5 Qf8 18.Bxh7+ (18.Nxd5?? Ne2+–+ (18...Nxf5?? 19.Qxf5! Qxf5 20.Ne7+ Kf8 21.Nxf5+–) ) 18...Kxh7 19.Qxf8 Rxf8 20.Nxd5 Rxf3 21.Rd1 Kg6 22.Re1 Rf6 23.Kg2 Rd6 24.Nc3 Rd7=/+]
16.Bxg6 hxg6 17.Rad1 Bb7=
0–1
[13...Bg4 14.Ne5 Be6 15.dxc5 bxc5 16.Rac1 Rb8 17.b3 Nxe5 18.Rxe5 Bf7 19.Bf1 Nc6 20.Rxd5 Bxd5 21.Qxd5+ Qxd5 22.Nxd5 Rd6 23.Rxc5„; 13...Rb8 14.dxc5 bxc5 15.b3 Bg4 16.Ne5 Be6 17.Rad1 Qc7 18.Qg5 h6 19.Qg3 Nxe5 20.Qxe5 Qxe5 21.Rxe5 Nc6 22.Ree1 Rd8 23.f3 Kf8 24.Na4 c4 25.bxc4 dxc4 26.Be4²]
14.gxf3 Nxd4 15.Qf4 Ng6? [15...Bf5 16.Rxe7 Qxe7 17.Bxf5 Qf8 18.Bxh7+ (18.Nxd5?? Ne2+–+ (18...Nxf5?? 19.Qxf5! Qxf5 20.Ne7+ Kf8 21.Nxf5+–) ) 18...Kxh7 19.Qxf8 Rxf8 20.Nxd5 Rxf3 21.Rd1 Kg6 22.Re1 Rf6 23.Kg2 Rd6 24.Nc3 Rd7=/+]
16.Bxg6 hxg6 17.Rad1 Bb7=
0–1
29.Rc1! [29.Qxf4 Qxf4 30.exf4 Rc7 31.f3 f5 32.g4 hxg4 33.hxg4 fxg4 34.fxe4 dxe4 35.Kh2 Rc2+ 36.Kg3 Rxb2 37.Re1=; 29.h4 Rc7 30.exf4 Rc4 31.f5 Rxd4 32.Qb8+ Kg7 33.Qxb7 Qxf5 34.Qxa7„]
29...fxe3 30.Qg3+ Kh7 31.fxe3 Qg6 32.Qf4 f6 33.Rf1 Kg7 34.b4 Rd7 35.h4 Rf7 36.Kh2 b6 37.Rc1 f5 38.Rc8 Kh7 39.Rd8 Rg7 40.g3 Qg4 41.Rxd5+–
1–0
29...fxe3 30.Qg3+ Kh7 31.fxe3 Qg6 32.Qf4 f6 33.Rf1 Kg7 34.b4 Rd7 35.h4 Rf7 36.Kh2 b6 37.Rc1 f5 38.Rc8 Kh7 39.Rd8 Rg7 40.g3 Qg4 41.Rxd5+–
1–0
Unity Chess Strategy Multiple Choice 189
public poll
A) c5 – 8
👍👍👍👍👍👍👍 62%
@mahyarebrahimi1983, Max, @Ddynr, @A_Wild_Richard, Hansika, Pravin, Uday, Kasyap
B) Qe3 – 4
👍👍👍👍 31%
@BehroudR, Ali, @Sophia_Giraffe, امیر محمد
C) Bd3 – 1
👍 8%
@steve12345678910
👥 13 people voted so far.
public poll
A) c5 – 8
👍👍👍👍👍👍👍 62%
@mahyarebrahimi1983, Max, @Ddynr, @A_Wild_Richard, Hansika, Pravin, Uday, Kasyap
B) Qe3 – 4
👍👍👍👍 31%
@BehroudR, Ali, @Sophia_Giraffe, امیر محمد
C) Bd3 – 1
👍 8%
@steve12345678910
👥 13 people voted so far.
Unity Chess Endgame Multiple Choice 189
public poll
C) Qa8+ – 8
👍👍👍👍👍👍👍 62%
@mahyarebrahimi1983, Max, Ali, @Sophia_Giraffe, @A_Wild_Richard, Jaikrishnan, Pravin, Uday
A) h4 – 4
👍👍👍👍 31%
@steve12345678910, @ksrrw, Hansika, Kasyap
B) Qc8 – 1
👍 8%
@BehroudR
👥 13 people voted so far.
public poll
C) Qa8+ – 8
👍👍👍👍👍👍👍 62%
@mahyarebrahimi1983, Max, Ali, @Sophia_Giraffe, @A_Wild_Richard, Jaikrishnan, Pravin, Uday
A) h4 – 4
👍👍👍👍 31%
@steve12345678910, @ksrrw, Hansika, Kasyap
B) Qc8 – 1
👍 8%
@BehroudR
👥 13 people voted so far.
May 1976, Khalilbeyli Memorial, Baku. 13-yr-old Candidate Master Garry Kasparov faces Master Fikret Sideif-Zade.
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“...Yet sound strategy often demands that you submit to the opponent's will so as to strengthen your weaknesses and get rid of defects in your game.”
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Savielly Tartakower, pictured in play v. José Raúl Capablanca in the opening round of the great international tournament at Nottingham (England), 10th August 1936.
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34...Kd3! [Black's king uses the opportunity to attack the f2–pawn.]
35.Rd7+ [White cannot save the game anyway.]
[35.Nxf3 gxf3 36.Kd1 Rh8! 37.Rd7+ Ke4 38.g4 Rh2–+; 35.Rd7+ Ke2 36.Rd2+ Ke1 37.Nf7 Re8 38.Nxe5 Rxe5 39.c4 Rc5 40.b3 Ra5–+]
35.Rd7+ [White cannot save the game anyway.]
[35.Nxf3 gxf3 36.Kd1 Rh8! 37.Rd7+ Ke4 38.g4 Rh2–+; 35.Rd7+ Ke2 36.Rd2+ Ke1 37.Nf7 Re8 38.Nxe5 Rxe5 39.c4 Rc5 40.b3 Ra5–+]